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Jade Bird Pendant

c. 1000–mid 900s BCE

China, Western Zhou dynasty

(c. 1046–771 BCE)
Medium
nephrite
Measurements
Overall: 11.2 cm (4 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mary B. Lee, C. Bingham Blossom, Dudley S. Blossom III, Laurel B. Kovacik, and Elizabeth B. Blossom, in memory of Elizabeth B. Blossom 1972.38
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A bird pendant is carved from nephrite, a mottled gray-green stone marked with dark black patches and tan weathering. Fine incised lines define feathers and wings across its surface. In profile facing our left, the stylized figure features a hooked beak, a large almond-shaped eye, and a small hole at its crest. The creature has a rounded chest and a broad tail that curves downward toward our right.

Jade Bird Pendant

c. 1000–mid 900s BCE

China, Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1046–771 BCE)

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